LGBT+ Rights Index in Yemen
Yemen: LGBT+ Rights Index was -3.36 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LGBT+ Rights Index in Yemen, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded -3.36 for lgbt+ rights index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Yemen peaked at -0.55 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3.36, in 2024.
Yemen ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.55 | — |
| 1992 | -1.3 | +136.4% |
| 1993 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -2.9 | +123.4% |
| 1995 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -2.9 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2.97 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | -3.03 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -3.03 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3.2 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | -3.36 | +5.2% |
| 2025 | -3.36 | -0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -3.36 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.52, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -3.36 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.6, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.29 | -2.9 | -0.55 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.99 | -3.03 | -2.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.03 | -3.03 | -3.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.17 | -3.36 | -3.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Yemen?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Yemen was -3.36 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -0.55 in 1991.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.36 in 2024.
- How does Yemen rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Yemen ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.